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(N0 Mode l.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 2. D. S. TUTHILL.

WAGON TRUCK.

.494. Patented June 17, 1890.

4 Sheets-Sheet 3.

(No Model.)

D. S. TUTHILL.

WAGON TRUCK.

No. 430,494. Patented June 17, 1890.

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DANIEL S. TUTIIILL, OF N'ElVBURG, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HIRAM B. QDELL, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,494, dated June 17, 1890.

Application filed April '7, 1890. Serial No. 346,958. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: its lower side is. adapted to fit upon and be Be it known that I, DANIEL S. TUTHILL, of fastened toa cross-spring. From said spring Newburg, in the county of Orange, and in block said channel-bar has its ends preferathe State of New York,have invented certain bly cut away upon upward and outward 5 new and useful Improvements in \Vagoncurved lines to lessen its weight and to cause 5 Trucks; and I do hereby declare that the folit to present a more ornamental appearance. lowing is a full, clear, and exact description The front ends of the bars A and B are conthereof, reference being had to the accomnected together by means of a truss-beam, panying drawings, in whichwhich is constructed from a T-bar E, that Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagon has its web 6 placed uppermost and its cen- 60 provided with my truck. Fig. 2 is a like tral portion arched upward, as shown, and a view of the frame of the truck separated fiat bar F of equal length, which is either from the axle and springs and from the body straight or has a slight downward arch at its of the wagon. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective center, and is secured upon the lower flat side I5 views from the upper and lower sides, respectof said bar E by means of bolts or rivets that 65 ively, of the lower platform. Fig. 5 is a like pass through the portions in contact at and view of a side bar and the truss-beam at their near the ends of said bars. The space bepoints of union, and shows the means eintween the arched central portions of the bars ployed for connecting the same together; and E and F is adapted to receive thefront ends Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views from the of the bars B and B, which latter are prefer- 70 upper and lower sides of the upper platform. ably extended slightly beyond the front sides Letters'of like name and kind refer to like of the former and are securelyattached to the parts in each of the figures. same by bolts or rivets that pass through The design of my invention is to furnish such portions as are in contact.

in a compact form awagoirtruck which shall The front 'ends of the bars A and A are 5 possess all needed strength to enable it to preferably mitered into the rear portion of withstand the strains caused by use upon the horizontal part or head of the invertedT wagons carrying ice or other heavy material; bar E, and rest upon-the contiguous portion and to such end my said invention consists in of the upper face of the bar F, as seen in Fig.

0 the construction of the upper and lower plat- 3, when said ends are secured in place by 80 forms and in their combinations with each means of bolts or rivets, and, if desired, by other, substantially as and for the purpose means of angle-plates. The upper sides of hereinafter specified. said bars A and A are flush with the upper In the carrying of my invention into pracedge of the web 6, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

tice I construct from H-beam iron the side A further security is afforded by means of 85 bars or hounds A and A and the center bars two fiat bars G and G, one of which is placed 15 and B of the lower platform, of which bars upon the lower face of each bar A and exthe last named are arranged in parallel lines, tends along the same to and beneath said while said side bars have their rear endsnear bar F, and is securely fastened to said parts 40 to the rear ends of said bars B and B, and from by rivets or bolts. The frame or platform 90 thence forward diverge, as shown in Figs. 2, thus constructed has secured upon its upper 3, and 4. Said bars are connected together side a circle-iron H, and at the center of the near their rear ends by means of a channelsame between and within the channeled sides bar 0, that has its grooved or channeled side of the bars 13 and 13 carries a block I, which turned downward, and is secured to or upon is adapted to receive the body of a king-bolt 9 5 each of the same by means of rivets or bolts to furnish an axial bearing for an upper which are passed through their horizontal platform. contiguous portions. At the longitudinal The ends of the trussed beam are tapered, center of said channel-bar a block D is fitted as shown, and upon the lower side of the bar into and secured within the channel 0, and at F, near each end, are provided ears f and f, 10::

which are adapted to receive the front ends of the fore and -aft springs employed. Similar ears 6' and c are formed upon the front portion of the upper side of the bar E for the purpose of enabling whiffletrees or shafts to be attached when desired.

The upper platform is constructed from two H-bars K and K and a channel bar L, which bars are arrangedin parallel lines with the channel-bar midway between the H-bars, and are secured together by means of a circleiron M, that is bolted or riveted to the lower side of each. At the points where said circle-iron crosses said bar L a block Z is fitted into the channel Z and furnishes a bearing for the fastening screw or rivet employed for connecting said parts. Atthe longitudinal center of said bar L is secured a block N, which preferably is constructed to fill the channel Z and embraces the outer sides of said bar at such point. Said block is adapted to receive and contain a kin g-bolt O, of usual form, which is inserted from the upper side of the platform and has its head 0 contained within a recess P, that is provided in the upper side of said bar L. The flanges upon the inner faces at the front ends of the bars B and B are cut away, as shown for the purpose of furnishing space for the reception of the rear end of a pole, while upon the lower side of the bar F is secured a loop P, to which the equalizer-bar may be attached. The rear projecting portions of each of the bars K and L being cut away, as shown in Fig. 6, so as to lighten them and render their appearance ornamental, the platform is complete and ready for use in connection with the lower platform, as shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1 the truck-frame is shown in position upon an ice-wagon, the upper platform being attached to the frame or bed of such wagon, and the lower platform being connected with and supported by the front axle by means of the usual longitudinal and transverse springs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, a frame or lower platform which is constructed from H-shaped metal bars that are arranged in aline substantially with the draft and have their ends connected together, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. As an improvement in wagon trucks, a frame or lower platform which has its foreand-aft bars constructed from H shaped metal bars, and the front endsof such bars connected together by means of a metal trussbeam, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

3. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, a truss-beam which is constructed from a T-bar of metal and a flat bar of metal that have their ends secured together, in combination with metal bars which extend fore and aft of the truck, and have their front ends connected by said truss-beam, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4:. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, a platform which is composed of H-bar metal, fore-and-aft bars, a metal truss-beam that is secured upon and operates to connect the front ends of .said bars, and a channel-shaped cross-bar which is attached to and serves to connect the rear ends of the same, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

5. The lower platform described, in which are combined H-shaped fore-and-aft metal bars, a metal truss-beam at their front ends, a channel-shaped metal cross-bar at their rear ends, and a circle-iron that is placed upon and secured to the upper sides of said fore-andaft bars, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. The lower platform described, in which are combined the H -shaped fore-and-aft bars, the truss-beam at their front ends, the channel-shaped cross-bar at their rear ends, the circle-iron, and the kin g-bolt block, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

7. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, a frame or lower platform, which is constructed from H-shaped metal bars, two of which are arranged near the center thereof and parallel with each other, and two arranged outside of the latter and diverging from their rear ends, all of said bars extending in the line of draft and having their front and rear ends, respectively, connected together, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, in combination, the divergent side bars, the parallel center bars, all being H-shaped in cross-section, the two-part beam connecting said bars at their front ends, and a bar connecting them at their rear ends, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

9. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, in combination, the divergent side bars, the parallel center bars, the truss-beam connecting them at their front ends, constructed from a T-bar of metal and a fiat bar of metal, separated at their centers forthe reception of the ends of said center bars, but connected at their ends, and a bar for connecting the rear ends of said first-named bars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. As an improvementin Wagon-trucks, in combination, the side bars, the center bars, separated so as to form a space for the reception of a pole, all of said bars being H-shaped in cross-section, and having their front and rear ends, respectively, connected together, and the king-bolt block between said center bars, substantially as and for the purpose described.

11. As an improvement in wagon-trucks, in combination, the H-shaped metal bars extending in the line of draft, the bar connecting the rear ends thereof 011 their under sides, and the beam extending across the front ends IIO combination, a lower platform that is constructed from H-shaped metal bars arranged in line substantially with the draft and connected together at their ends, and an upper platform, which is composed of two H-shaped bars and a channel-bar, that are secured together by means of a circle-iron, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set'my hand this 19th day of 2 5 February, 1890.

DANIEL S. TUTHILL. \Vitnesses:

' E. L. WHITE,

HENRY O. HAZARD. 

